About
Are you ready to take the plunge? Our exciting new contrast therapy room should awaken all of your senses and make your tired muscles feel new again! This practice is centuries-old but quickly gaining popularity in our modern age. It is a revered tradition, practiced by athletes to improve performance, trauma survivors to rebuild resiliency, and anyone else that deals with common aches and pains. There are health-boosting benefits to first taking an ice bath then immediately contrasting that with a sauna's radiant heat. It opens your mind, body, and immune system to new levels of function! It proves to yourself that you can accomplish hard things.
The contrast therapy experience begins as you alternate between hot and cold treatments, cycling between infrared sauna sessions, ice baths, and rest. It improves blood circulation, helps you de-stress, and awakens your body and mind.
Hot cold therapy accelerates nutrient-rich blood flow, quells inflammation in your body, and heightens your senses. Contrast therapy sharpens mental focus, so it's the perfect way to relax yet feel invigorated and creative.
The risks and benefits of contrast therapy are the same as using the cold plunge or sauna, individually. The same is true for the clientele.
Sauna Information:
Benefits
Eases sore muscles
Improves sleep
Helps with relaxation
Can aid in skin and lung conditions
Risks for Sauna
Heat discomfort or intolerance
Low blood pressure
Light-headedness
Leg pain
Claustrophobia
Burns
Fainting
Dehydration
Heat exhaustion/heat stroke
Who Should Avoid Sauna?
Consult a physician if you are concerned about infrared sauna and how it relates to your health.
Those with a new tattoo
If you’ve just had surgery, you need your physician's approval to use the sauna
Those with diabetes, kidney and/or cardiac history
Those sensitive to extreme heat and prone to dizziness
Pregnant women
Sauna Protocol
Hydrate with at least 8 oz. of water to prepare your body for the increase in temperature
Use provided towels to absorb sweat during the session
Optimal sauna temperature is between 100-130°F
To get the body accustomed to infrared therapy; start with 15-20 mins at 100° several times a week. Then gradually increase to 40-60 min sessions
Move slowly and be cautious if you experience any lightheadedness or dizziness
After use, dry off with a towel and cool down naturally
Drink at least 24 oz of water or electrolytes to rehydrate
Get out of the sauna if you experience any of the following:
Irregular breathing
Lightheaded or dizzy
Feeling sleepy
Plunge (Cold) Information:
Benefits
Can be used to speed up healing time after an injury
Eases joint and muscle pain
Athletic performance and recovery
Boosts energy
Enhances mood
Creates focus
Builds resiliency and can aid in mental health
Boosts circulation and reduces inflammation
Risks for Cold plunge:
Sudden immersion in water less than 60° F can be dangerous for some people. We recommend easing your way in, our protocol will guide you!
Cold water triggers an increase in breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure
Hypothermia
Physical incapacitation, loss of muscle control
Who Should Avoid Cold Plunge?
Consult a physician if you are concerned about cold water immersion and how it relates to your health.
Those with a cardiac history
Those on medications that lower blood pressure and/or reduce heart rate
Those with a pulmonary history
Cold Plunge Protocol
We suggest starting with the water temperature between 50-59° F
Change into your bathing suit and use caution as you approach the plunge
As you enter the plunge, keep taking deep breaths and submerge yourself as much as you are comfortable with; keeping your head above the water
You can stay in for 10 seconds or up to 15 minutes. Once you start to shake or shiver, it is time to get out
Do not exceed 20 minutes in the cold plunge
Get warm after the plunge! Use our towels and robes to warm up and move your body a little bit to create some heat, i.e squats or arm swings
Use caution getting in and out of the plunge as the floor may get slippery and wet. We highly recommend the use of water shoes
Get out of the water if you experience any of the following:
Chest pain or discomfort
Irregular breathing
Lightheaded or dizzy
Change in color of your fingers or toes
CONTRAST THERAPY PROTOCOL
One single round of contrast therapy can look like this:
COLD: Three minutes: Plunge into clean, refreshing 60-degree water
REST: Three minutes: Sit back and relax! Your body, heart, and mind will find its way back to balance
HEAT: Nine minutes: Toast yourself in our full-spectrum infrared sauna
Total Time: 15 minutes (do this twice for a 30 minute session)
These times can be adjusted based on how your body feels in the cold water and in the heat. Adjust as necessary, but never exceed 20 minutes in the plunge or 60 minutes in the sauna.
If you want the maximum benefits, book a 60 minute session and you can go four times through the cycle outlined above.